Candidate chides "SNL's" Pete Davidson over eyepatch joke

"You may be surprised to learn he's a congressional candidate from Texas and not a hitman in a porno movie", Davidson said during the skit where he gave "first impressions" of electoral candidates. He added, "I'm sorry, I know he lost his eye in war or whatever".

'Good rule in life: I try hard not to offend; I try harder not to be offended, ' he wrote on Twitter.

While appearing on "Fox & Friends" on Monday, Crenshaw described how the attack killed his interpreter and completely blinded him. They had little faith I would see again, but the fact they said there was a chance ... "They certainly crossed the line, but their apology won't mean anything to me".

Crenshaw's opponent also seemed to condemn the sketch. Surgeries restored sight in his left eye.

"And maybe it won't be this time, either", Crenshaw said. The race is rated "likely Republican" by the Cook Political Report.

He added, however, that he isn't looking for a "hollow" apology. "I think Pete's a very humble dude and he's got a big heart. [SNL] can do whatever they want". "That's how stand-ups feel - like, there's no real filters out there in the world when they're trying to go for a great joke, or whatever".

Crenshaw was badly wounded during his third tour in Afghanistan as a Navy SEAL.

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., another candidate who was mocked in Davidson's sketch, said the jab at Crenshaw was a "disgrace" and indicated that the comedian should be booted from the show. "This isn't just Pete Davidson that did this".

Earlier in the day, Sean Spicer called for the firing of SNL's Executive Producer Lorne Michaels. He approved of it; he watched it happen.

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